Cileungsi is a town and an administrative

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( Indonesian: ''kecamatan'') in the Bogor Regency,

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. The town is a suburb located southeast of

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, south of the city of

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, east of

Depok Depok ( Sundanese: ᮓᮨᮕᮧᮊ᮪) is a landlocked city in West Java province. It is located directly south of Jakarta, it is the third largest urban centre in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area after Jakarta and Bekasi and it has an area ...

and is part of its metropolitan region -

Jabodetabek The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta–Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regency ...

(or Jakarta Raya). The distance between Cileungsi and Jakarta is 37.7 km (23.4 miles). The district covers an area of 73.76 km km², and had a population of 276,369 at the 2010 Census and 288,347 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 273,150, comprising 137,702 males and 135,448 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Cileungsi Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201180) The administrative centre is located at the town of Cileungsi, and the district is sub-divided into twelve villages (''desa''), all sharing the postcode of 16820, as listed below with their areas and their populations as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Cileungsi Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.3201180) Like much of the northern part of the Bogor Regency, the district is largely made up of huge industrial parks and areas, along with many warehouses and factories, making it a huge contribution to the district's industry. Asides from industrial areas, Cileungsi is also populated by many commuters, and can be considered a

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. It features a lot of real estate housing, combined with another housing area to the west, called Cibubur. As a matter of fact, the housing area of Cibubur itself is beginning to extend to Cileungsi's boundaries, starting from the early-2000s. The eastern portion of Cileungsi is home to a huge recreational park, featuring large gardens with tropical plants and plantations, as well as a waterpark, Taman Wisata Mekarsari.'Taman Wisata Mekarsari'
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Notable people

* Oking Jaya Atmaja, Indonesian military officer

References

External links

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Taman Wisata Mekar Sari
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Rumah Sakit MH Thamrin Cileungsi
* (Indonesia
tekno-cileungsi.blogspot.co.id
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